Apartment Ratings | Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend) Ratings and Reviews

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): This place is the worst. (Not Recommending)

2008-07-07T15:52:43-06:00

From edmel34@yahoo.com: I rented a basement apartment in the Bronx, NY, and Magnolia Park is the worst place I have ever lived in my life. Alabam is a very hot state, and to have no ac is the worse thing I could think of. The Management will lie right to your face, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): DO MOVE HERE ITS A LIVING HELL. (Not Recommending)

2008-05-23T09:40:20-06:00

From sense12: DON'T AND I REPEAT DON'T MOVE HERE.i have leaved here for 3 yrs at first landmark was the management and everything was great. they fixed everything on time ... but when Engel took over everything went bad it took them three days to come to my apartment regarding a water ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): ghetto. period. (Not Recommending)

2008-05-08T22:00:45-06:00

From -Anonymous-: That sums it up. Management, tenants, location. G H E T T O. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): RUN UNLESS YOU DONT MIND A TRASHY PLACE (Not Recommending)

2008-05-06T08:35:00-06:00

From adiosmagnolia: Too many issues to list. Dishwasher left dishes dirty even after 2 runs, maintenance told me that unless it dies mgmt will not replace it. The A/C leaked and had to be recharged almost every month. Maintenance staff quit several times and therefore it was impossible to develop a rapport ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): Horrible Management (Not Recommending)

2008-04-27T19:37:11-06:00

From InCollege2008: I don't have a problem with the apartments themselves; mine is very nice. Everything was freshly painted when I arrived, my carpet was steam cleaned, and the appliances were new and clean. My problem is with management!! This place is managed by a bunch of inexperienced UN-s (adjective meaning unorganized, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): End of the ROAD and BOTTOM of the barrel---MURDER and illegals (Not Recommending)

2008-02-24T17:59:11-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This is the worst place that i've ever seen! Big Roachs and Spiders are a frequent occurance. I am a student that wasn't familiar with Birmingham and I needed a place that had a good price and was close to campus. This has been one of the worst years of ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): Don't Move Here. Engel Realty took over and they suck! (Not Recommending)

2007-10-25T15:12:59-06:00

From ssnelling: My husband and I moved in in March 2006 and it's been the worst experience of our lives. One of the incidents that made me come to hate this apartment is the fact that 2 days after coming home with a newborn baby, we had RATS!! Apparently they were coming ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): A murder in Mognolia Park Apartments in Homewood,35209 (Not Recommending)

2007-10-19T16:15:51-06:00

From umituyghur@gmail.com: 10/19/2007 NewsOne Killed in Homewood Last Edited: Friday, 19 Oct 2007, 12:23 PM CDT Created: Friday, 19 Oct 2007, 9:04 AM CDT A murder in Homewood BIRMINGHAM, Ala (WBRC-TV MyFoxAL.com) -- Police say two victims were found shot at Magnolia Park Apartments on Valley Avenue at 2:00 AM ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): Absolutely "The PJ's" and "Little Mexico"!!! (Not Recommending)

2007-09-26T10:51:30-06:00

From Msdisappointed: I have lived here for exactly 2 years and have been miserable ever since. For starters, my apartment was dirty when they rented it to me. The downstairs half bath of my town home had pee all over the floor where maintenance had used the restroom and missed the toilet ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): Do NOT rent here!!!!! (Not Recommending)

2007-08-20T12:34:20-06:00

From -Anonymous-: These apartments are roach infested. There is no where near enough parking. People are allowed to take up parking places with vehicles that don't get moved, EVER. The staff is totally incompetent. I am subjected to my neighbors music and noise. Did I mention that the apartments are roach infested. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): SLUMS (Not Recommending)

2007-08-02T20:11:33-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I agree with most everyone on here that says this place is roach-infested with mold growing and ghetto neighbors. I'm surprised Homewood City has put up with it this long-but since Valley Ave is split between Homewood and Birmingham, nothing can really be done. This place is awful. I moved ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): Ghetto Park at Homewood (Not Recommending)

2007-07-18T22:14:05-06:00

From ghettobend88: Don't move here, period, unless you like living with crack addicts and hearing gun shots every now and then!!! You'll feel right at home! Look at all the signs that are up both here and across the street--offering free rent, etc. That should tell you something-they can't KEEP DECENT PEOPLE ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): Affordable apartment home (Recommending!)

2007-03-11T13:02:53-06:00

From myoplexlitehead: My experience living @ Magnolia Park has been quit pleasant. I was able to get a 1 bedroom unit for less than $500 a month. Also I have receive $300 off my rent each month because they offer a great referral plan. The only thing I have a problem with ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): (Not Recommending)

2007-03-03T18:04:20-06:00

From My1bree: This is an awful place to stay, the $99 moves u in special got me. My apartment flooded often, I had mold growing on the walls and termites tunneling through the bedroom.... The grounds were supposed to be renovated, I was stuck on the back end and it was never ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): Not a Resident, BUT (Not Recommending)

2006-12-23T22:55:50-06:00

From -Anonymous-: have been reading comments from tenants about serious issues relating to their apartments. I will be moving back to Alabama in the near future and am looking for an apartment. Some of the issues listed here are serious health and safety problems. Why has no one reported these problems to ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): Terrible. Worse Apartment ever (Not Recommending)

2006-12-14T14:59:11-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Worse apartment experience of my life. Never before have i had to deal with problems like those at Magnolia Park. The maintainence is absolutely horrible. I wouldn't recommend this apartment even if it were free!!!!! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): (Recommending!)

2006-10-20T12:01:01-06:00

From franwish: Best apt community I could ask for...My kids are in the Homewood school system...thank you staff! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): Love the staff!!! (Recommending!)

2006-10-18T18:31:27-06:00

From breant: It's funny to read all the negative things people have had to say about this community. I love living here!!! I have a very large apartment at a reasonable rate, my kids are in Homewood schools, the grounds are well kept. Maint always goes above & beyond anytime I call. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): (Not Recommending)

2006-10-08T21:53:31-06:00

From -Anonymous-: this place sucks pleace run away from here ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): Worst apartment experience that i have ever had (Not Recommending)

2006-09-15T10:26:18-06:00

From adrient@bellsouth.net: Apt is very under staffed and the people in the front office have very bad attitudes. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): DON'T MOVE HERE (Not Recommending)

2006-08-29T11:27:22-06:00

From -Anonymous-: It is horrible!!!! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): RUN! NOT A SAFE OR SANITARY PLACE!! (Not Recommending)

2006-08-12T21:39:44-06:00

From kdmitchell: i am curently residing at magnoila park, and i hate it! the office staff is a joke! they are very unprofessional and they could care less about the tenants problems with the apartment! i have had a reoccuring leak since the beginning of july! that haven't fixed the leak they ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): BULLSHIT BULLSHIT BULLSHIT!!! (Not Recommending)

2006-07-17T10:18:37-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I wouldn't recommend these apartments to a dog. This is the worse place you could ever live. The staff is a bunch of bullshit they don't care anything about the residents, they are lazy, and a bunch of bitches. They trick you with those damn specials trust me don't fall ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): After almost a year of misery, they then stole my car! (Not Recommending)

2006-07-12T13:06:50-06:00

From JackiePray@gmail.com: After months of calling and begging, I had to resort to threating to sue the complex for refusing to perform any more maintenance, to fix the problems on my move in list (1 full page downstairs & 1/2 page upstairs of problems). I'm moving out in 2 weeks (finally), after ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): please move here and replace my neighbors!! (Not Recommending)

2006-07-09T23:33:20-06:00

From -Anonymous-: if you are considering moving here, think long and hard.parking is a nightmare, office staff is rude and generally unhelpful. manager wouldnt be caught dead kiving here himself. maintenance takes days of calling and threatening to call the media sometimes helps, sometimes.
welcome to the slums of homewood, if you want ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): Run While You Can (Not Recommending)

2006-06-28T17:28:58-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I went to look at this apt and the leasing consultant was very unprofessional. She was argueing with a tenant on why they can't keep coming to her apt to fix something every time it breaks down. She further went on to tell her to just live with it. I ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): worst apt ever (Not Recommending)

2006-05-31T15:48:55-06:00

From shorne8: This is the worst apartment complex that I have ever lived in. Maintenance is especially bad. Management won't fix the air conditioner so it has been around 90 degrees in my apartment. The heat doesn't work either so in the winter I had to purchase space heater. The dumpsters aren't ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): Horrible!!!!!!!! (Not Recommending)

2006-05-30T21:33:13-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Magnolia Park isn't a good place to live at all! Moving in day they didn't even have our apartment ready to move in to. Then they had the nerve to say that we came too early. Like they could have been able to clean the carpet, put up lighting fixtures, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): (Not Recommending)

2006-05-26T15:10:38-06:00

From magnoliaparksux: When I say that this place is terrible, you should believe me! In 6 months, I had to get 4 dishwashers because a RAT kept eating the wires. As the manager said, "rats can get anywhere", when you aren't use to that type of thing, it ain't cool. I was ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): Would be better to sleep outside (Not Recommending)

2006-05-18T21:20:13-06:00

From youngthrills: Perfect example,
The stove in my kitchen exploded and burned my entire kitchen leaving me with no stove or electricity in the front portion of my apartment. It took 2 and a half months for them to fix it. It was a bad experience. Renter think twice before investing your hard ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): save yourself some trouble (Not Recommending)

2006-04-25T12:27:38-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Do not move here unless you want to deal with unfriendly office staff who could care less about you living in a sanitary and comfortable apartment! You have to call for weeks and months to get someone to even come see what the problem is and when they do come, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): DON'T LET THE MODEL APT FOOL YOU!! (Not Recommending)

2006-04-24T02:56:37-06:00

From hshahid: I promise you this was the worst living experience of my life. When I walk in my door I have to literally do a sweep of the apartment for live or dead roaches, spiders, centerpides, etc. I have never been so grossed out by a living space such as this ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): (Not Recommending)

2006-04-02T17:08:49-06:00

From babycakes35215: These are some nice apartments, but the only thing is the maintenance. They do not want to fix any of the problems that you may have in you apartment, but on the first they want the rent payment. Its a nice place to look at but please do not move ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): terrible maintainance (Not Recommending)

2006-03-25T20:04:44-06:00

From -Anonymous-: i am a current resident in this apartment. When i first moved in, i feel that the apartment is very nice, the surrounding actually is good and the utility is also clean and good, however, after i moved in, then i found that the maintainance is horrible, i lost the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): Nice place to live. (Recommending!)

2006-03-20T16:50:02-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have read just about ever reponse from tenants or non-tenants from Magnolia Park. I can't believe anyone would waste their time complaining about living conditions at any property. If someone is that unhappy I would simply move or skip.
Magnolia Park has been a home for more than 10 ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): Dont do it (Not Recommending)

2006-03-12T22:55:42-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This is apartment from hell to be honest it feel like hell in here about now i am sitting here witn the slide door open and every window cause the air is not working its 65 outside and 87 in the apartment this is really sad i have called and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): DON'T MOVE HERE (Not Recommending)

2005-12-04T22:42:24-06:00

From tickedoffnbham: Where can I start? This apartment complex is the worse I've ever been in. There are insects of all varieties, poor management, slow to respond maintenance, crappy buildings, and the rent is too high. They call this a luxury apartment, but they slapped some new carpet, tile, and paint on ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): KEEP LOOKING (Not Recommending)

2005-11-01T11:45:33-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Looking on the outside of the complex gives you a sense of false pride. The new plastic siding, the painted asphalt roads(not repaired, just painted with black paint, cars slide when paint is wet), security fence on front that will never have a gate(trees will prevent enclosing property)no fence on ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): Worse choice of my life (Not Recommending)

2005-10-18T20:47:10-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I moved in this fall, and it has been only 3 months that I have been here, and I hate this place. My apartment is infested with roaches, I had to replace all my bulbs, half the switches don't work, my balcony door doesn't close properly. There is only one ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): Worst place I have ever lived (Not Recommending)

2005-09-16T16:29:21-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I am from out-of-state and I needed to get a place quick. I passed up on a couple better places just cause this location suits me best. Now I wish I just chose one of the better places and commuted a bit farther. I've got rats living in my walls--scratching ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): riding my lease out (Not Recommending)

2005-08-28T13:49:40-06:00

From yiliou10k@hotmail.com: While this apartment complex is cheap and does offer student prices, it is not a place to call home. My problems with the employees' inabilities to do their jobs began the moment I moved in and have not stopped.
It took them 17 days to get me the lid to ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): Cheap. Poorly managed. Cannot recommend. (Not Recommending)

2005-07-02T20:36:33-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived here twice: 1973-78 and 2002 to present. The reason to leave here is that it is cheap. The reason not to move in now is that management is in shambles, distracted by renovation, and not taking care of daily needs of residents. As far as I can ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): crap (Not Recommending)

2005-05-02T11:47:16-06:00

From -Anonymous-: absolute crap. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): UGH!!!!! (Not Recommending)

2005-04-07T06:28:30-06:00

From nicety_p: I moved into Willow Ben a few years back. The old Company Thornton Properties was great. I really loved living there... then they sold out to this company from hell!!!

Suddenly things that were being offered before were now not available unless a small fee of approx $50 was paid. for ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): Willfully Crappy (Not Recommending)

2005-03-31T15:34:06-06:00

From rentvictim04: I'd like to make sure that the individual who wrote that glowing review below lives in the same complex I do. The office staff here are horrible. I can understand having problems with a building. What I cannot understand is the landlord's complete lack of care or regard for crappy ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): Straight downhill (Not Recommending)

2005-03-28T23:15:48-06:00

From notbychoice: It's so sad to read the reviews about the former Willow Bend. I lived there for a little over a year (starting in 1995). It was nice for my roommate and myself, young college girls at the time. The only problems were not enough parking and loud neighbors or loud ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): This is a D apartment at best (Not Recommending)

2005-03-07T13:32:38-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Water has been off for most of the day for the last two weeks. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): A mediocre place II (Not Recommending)

2005-01-31T10:00:49-06:00

From aptmee1: I wrote a decent reveiw back in January, however my opinion on the place has changed drastically. DO NOT MOVE here. A few months ago, they needed to change my outlets and since the management did not have a key (which they should have in the first place), they actually ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): What an awesome place to live... (Recommending!)

2004-11-10T16:18:43-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This community is the best of the best. I have been at Magnolia Park (formerly Willow Bend) for about 2 1/2 years. The office and maintenance staff are very courtesy, helpful and willing to bend over backwards. I am so glad that I choose Magnolia as my apartment community and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Magnolia Park at Homewood (formerly Willow Bend): OK if you wanna share ur apartment with mice (Not Recommending)

2004-10-28T15:38:52-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I plan to move out this month. This place is a dump- have been battling mice for the past 6 months- it seems they come in through cracks in the floor. Can't wait to move out!!
DON'T EVER MOVE IN UNLESS YOU LOVE SHARING YOUR APARTMENT (AND FOOD) WITH MICE!! ... [click to read full apartment review]